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William Kenneth Rodman posted a condolence

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

I was very saddened to hear of Tony’s passing. He was a friend and associate for many years. I admired his honestly and professionalism. He was a very good engineer and he will be missed.

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JANET MITCHELL posted a condolence

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

I want to express how sorry Iam for the familys loss. There are some very comforting words found in Gods Word, the Bible, at Acts the 17th. chapter, verses 24 & 25 where God is called "the source of life"......the One who gave life to all living creatures is certainly capable of restoring life to our loved ones who have died. Another comforting scripture is found in the Bible book of Job, the 14th. chapter, verses 14 & 15. It speaks about how God longs to bring back those who are in His memory & see them live on earth again. I hope this brings the family comfort. My sincere condolence to you & yours. Janet https://www.jw.org/finder?docid=1011214&item=pub-imv_4_ VIDEO&locale

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Murray Nicoll lit a candle

Friday, November 16, 2018

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Paul Burgoyne posted a condolence

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Tony was one of the nicest men I have ever met in my life. He was the Giant in the engineering world. He didn't make mistakes and was perfect in what he designed. Those that worked with him were lucky to have had his services. He appreciated what it meant to be a Canadian which allowed me to also see how fortunate we all are. This man will be missed by those who knew him. Perfection can be a challenge but Tony was a fun challenge to work with and learn from. I suspect the diner on the Bedford Highway will miss him more than anyone as he was one of their favorites and treated like family. Tony was a friend with a very colorful history. On the day he was supposed to start in the Army as a personal Chaffeur for General Teto he defected with a number of his friends. He saw the injustices of a communist society and how the military and leaders took advantage of everyone. He knew there was a better life waiting for him in North America. Travelling by boat, hiding on land, living off of bugs and anything they could find they ended up in Africa and eventually landing in Pier 21 in Halifax. He first landed down in the Valley at a pickle packing farm. This man didn't know a lot of English but with the generous help of the Valley people supported him and off to Acadia he went where he started his engineer career. Tony got his engineering degree and then pursued his Masters in Engineering with a bursery from NS Power. Tony's expertise in refrigeration is second to none. He understands all of the theory behind the equations and would continually be arguing with manufacturing design engineers that they used a wrong coefficient. His attention to detail and perfection was difficult for those that were not used to this work ethic. Tony was one of the first to use plate and frame heat exchangers in sea water applications for heat recovery. This technology paved the way for the lobster holding systems he designed for Clearwater Lobster. Tony positively impacted numerous fish plants and manufacturing facilities through-out Atlantic Canada. He talked to the people that ran the plant and involved them in the plant's production design. Ultimately, he gave the people what they wanted and they knew what worked best. I spent numerous lunches with Tony over the years. I would get to pose him problems I was experiencing and he would help me through them. His experience and understanding is not found anywhere today. I have never met another Tony Orlic in my life and he will be greatly missed by me and my family. Tony, may God be with you such that you can now relax and be calm with your life. I pray your at peace with yourself now. I have never met Tony's family but I offer my sincere condolences for this King of a man. One final funny story - last year I went with Tony to a potential energy retrofit for a fish plant outside of Halifax. We toured the complex and then went for a brief discussion. The plant was divided up with buildings in different locations. The chap was looking for some energy retrofit options and Tony bluntly said" sorry but your wasting your money attempting to do energy retrofits - you need to have a complete new plant. " The chap wasn't quite prepared to be told he needed to budget for a new plant but Tony was dead right and right to the point. I loved that about him and will miss this gem of a human being and a proud Canadian. God be with you and your family Tony.

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Perry Wallace posted a condolence

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Please accept my condolences. Met Tony at Acadia and our paths crossed periodically through the years. Always enjoyed our time together.

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David Loomer posted a condolence

Saturday, November 3, 2018

My condolances from the Loomer Family. I had the honor of meeting Anton back in the 60's when he was a tenant at my Gramothers home (Mrs Helen Banks) in Kentville. He was such a caring man and was an inspiration to me as a young man. I know my Grandmother thought of him as a son. I hadn't seen him for over 30 years when our paths crossed at lunch one day in Dartmouth, I recognized him and approached him thinking he would not know me after all these years. I was shocked when he said hello David and we had a nice chat. He will be missed but not forgotten. Peace. Dave

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Anton Orlic

1937 - 2018

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